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. 2022 Jan 27;13(1):87. doi: 10.1038/s41419-022-04541-1

Fig. 7. The proposed model of glycolysis in primordial follicle activation.

Fig. 7

Enhanced glycolysis in granulosa cells activates mTOR signaling by decreasing AMPK activity. This process triggers the transduction of KITL signaling in pre-granulosa cells to PI3K-Akt-FOXO3a signaling in oocytes, resulting in the activation of dormant primordial follicles.